n.
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贴身背心;汗衫 A vest is a piece of underwear which you can wear on the top half of your body in order to keep warm.
in AM, use 美国英语用 undershirt
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背心;马甲;坎肩 A vest is a sleeveless piece of clothing with buttons which people usually wear over a shirt.
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 waistcoat
3.
VERB
授予，赋予，给予（权利或责任） If something is vested in you, or if you are vested with it, it is given to you as a right or responsibility.
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All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty...
女性被赋予了所有权力，履行所有公共职责。
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The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies...
在现代发达社会中，作为社会和政治媒介，大众传媒被赋予了很大的权力。
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There's an extraordinary amount of power vested in us.
我们被授予了巨大的权力。
